The Trump administration doubled down on its efforts to eliminate New York's congestion pricing, telling the Second Circuit that the underlying contract dispute was heard in the wrong court and that it shouldn't be handcuffed to now-disfavored policies of earlier administrations anyway.
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DOT Tells 2nd Circ. Congestion Pricing Fight In Wrong Court

By Linda Chiem

The Trump administration doubled down on its efforts to eliminate New York's congestion pricing, telling the Second Circuit that the underlying contract dispute was heard in the wrong court and that it shouldn't be handcuffed to now-disfavored policies of earlier administrations anyway.

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2 More Sentenced In $11M Amtrak Health Fraud Scheme

By George Woolston

A former Amtrak employee and a New York podiatrist have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme that prosecutors claim defrauded the rail carrier out of $11 million in health benefits, the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey said.

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Dodd-Frank Act Is Focus Of Latest Amici In NJ-Kalshi Case

By Elaine Briseño

Multiple amici, including the drafter of the Dodd-Frank Act, weighed in on New Jersey’s petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the regulation of prediction markets and sports betting, saying the statute was not meant to displace state gambling laws.

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Amazon Sued Over Child And Woman's Fire Pit Fuel Burns

By Mike Curley

A minor and a family friend are suing Amazon.com Inc. in a New Jersey state court, alleging they were severely burned when a defective fueling bottle for a tabletop fire pit experienced "flame jetting" while the fire pit was being refueled.

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Taro Pharma Says MDL Deal Bars States' Duplicative Claims

By Lauren Berg

Taro Pharmaceuticals USA asked a Connecticut federal judge to toss generic-drug price-fixing claims brought by a coalition of states on behalf of consumers that are duplicative of claims the consumers have already resolved through settlements in separate multidistrict litigation.

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Mayne, Ascend Cut $1M Generic Price-Fixing Deal With States

By Gina Kim

Ascend Laboratories, Mayne Pharma and Citron Pharma asked a Connecticut federal judge Thursday to sign off on a settlement with a coalition of states resolving claims the companies were involved in an illegal conspiracy to fix prices and suppress competition for generic drugs in the United States. 

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POLICY & REGULATION

Feds Bar Microsoft, Adobe, Others From Visa Program

By Britain Eakin

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Trump administration has suspended Microsoft, Adobe and other technology companies from utilizing a program that allows H-1B visa holders to apply for green cards, saying Microsoft in particular has "abused" the system.

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LITIGATION

Analysis

No Sign Of A Final Whistle For NCAA Eligibility Suits

By Chris Villani

New NCAA rules and a looming U.S. Senate bill could lead to a decrease in court fights over athletes' eligibility, but the huge dollars at stake and athletes' desire to extend their careers mean that litigation is not going to disappear anytime soon.

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Feds Say End Of Chevron Deference Justifies ESA 'Harm' Rule

By Gautama Mehta

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service told California and South Carolina federal judges that the Trump administration's redefinition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act was permissible after the overturning of Chevron deference.

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BANKRUPTCY

Brief

NJ Event Venue Gets OK For Reworked Ch. 11 Plan

By Ben Zigterman

The company behind a New Jersey event venue called The Chariot received confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan, which will hand over the reorganized company to two investors.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Convincing strangers I can read their minds may seem like an unusual second career for a legal practitioner, but both disciplines share several important requirements, including trust and preparation, says Warren Biro at Manatt.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Sheppard Mullin Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach

By Jake Maher

A former Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP paralegal launched a proposed class action against the firm in California federal court on Wednesday over a cyberattack it had in August, in which she says at least 1,000 people's names and Social Security numbers were stolen.

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IP Rights Group Urges Against Litigation Funding Disclosure

By Elliot Weld

An inventor rights advocacy group has told a federal courts rules committee that requiring the disclosure of who is funding civil litigation would put independent inventors at a disadvantage when trying to enforce patents against a larger company.

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Analysis

New Fraud Division Flexes Might In Latest Enforcement Policy

By Phillip Bantz

The National Fraud Enforcement Division's new corporate enforcement policy emphasizes the quick pursuit of certain types of fraud through data analysis and staff resources, expands the target list beyond traditional healthcare providers and highlights the division's growing dominance within the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say.

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Cornell Defendant Seeks To Nix James As Special Prosecutor

By Andrea Keckley

One of the seven men accused of drugging and raping a fellow Cornell University student at a fraternity home has asked a New York state court to void Gov. Kathy Hochul's appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case.

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Gov't Attys Could Face Sanctions Over AI Use Omissions

By Madeline Lyskawa

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has ordered four government attorneys to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for making factual misrepresentations about the U.S. Army's use of artificial intelligence to evaluate contract proposals.

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Split Congress Could Spur Competing Probes, Cleary Finds

By Courtney Bublé

If the new year brings an era of divided Congress, then "dueling investigations" into the same topics should be expected, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP said in a report it released Thursday.

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Fla. Judge Says Oct. 7 Attack Was 'Inflection Point' For U.S.

By David Minsky

U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman addressed a small group of attorneys in a Florida law office to speak on his book about the October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, saying public debate over facts surrounding the event and underlying feud has reached an "inflection point" in America.

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Buzbee Faces $970K Fee Bid In Dismissed Conspiracy Cases

By Lynn LaRowe

A Mississippi lawyer is asking a Texas state court to award her more than $970,000 in fees after defeating claims that she and her law firm conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to retaliate against prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee and two of his former clients.

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Dems Says GOP Broke Senate Rules In Jack Smith Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have accused Republicans of violating committee rules during a hearing last week with former special counsel Jack Smith.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Botts

Bracewell LLP

Bradley Arant

Buzbee Law Firm

Cleary Gottlieb

Dechert LLP

Duane Morris

Fox Rothschild

Gibson Dunn

Goulston & Storrs

Harris Beach Murtha

Herrick Feinstein

Jackson Lewis PC

Kaplan Martin

Kostelanetz LLP

LGR Law

Law Offices of Irving L. Wiesen

MJ Legal PA

Manatt Phelps

McDermott Will & Schulte

Milbank LLP

Miller & Chevalier

Morgan & Morgan PA

Morgan Lewis

Nesenoff & Miltenberg

Paul Hastings

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Sheppard Mullin

Sive Paget

Strauss Borrelli

Torridon Law

Tripp Scott

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Winston Taylor

Zimmer Citron

Zuckerman Spaeder

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adobe Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

Anthropic PBC

Ascend Laboratories LLC

Atlanta Hawks

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Bogota Savings Bank

Boston College

California Institute of Technology

Cap Gemini SA

Chevron Corp.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

Cornell University

Defenders of Wildlife

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.

HCL Technologies Ltd.

Harvard University

Infosys Ltd.

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Microsoft Corp.

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Hockey League

National Wildlife Federation

Native American Rights Fund Inc.

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

Novartis AG

ROC Nation LLC

RealPage Inc.

Sandoz International GmbH

Southern Environmental Law Center

Stanford University

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Toyota Motor Corp.

United Nations Children's Fund

University of California Davis

Western Environmental Law Center

Wipro Limited

Yale University

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians

California Attorney General's Office

City and County of San Francisco, California

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Connecticut Attorney General's Office

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Executive Office of the President

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Food and Drug Administration

National Marine Fisheries Service

National Railroad Passenger Corp.

New York Attorney General's Office

New York State Department of Transportation

Texas Supreme Court

Texas Tenth Court of Appeals

U.S. Army

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court